Louisiana Officials Possible Strike?

[Judtech]

Originally Posted by just another ref

4 out of 14

Thank you for clearing that up for me. Obviously, you and your associations are going to have some soul searching to do this offseason. If your associations vote to walk/hold out, I don't think ANYONE would blame you. If your associations get a huge raise, that is b/c of everyones efforts.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Judtech

Thank you for clearing that up for me. Obviously, you and your associations are going to have some soul searching to do this offseason. If your associations vote to walk/hold out, I don't think ANYONE would blame you. If your associations get a huge raise, that is b/c of everyones efforts.

I disagree, I think. It'll be because of the efforts of 4 associations out of 14. The other 10 will be benefiting from the 4 who actually stood up for themselves.

And in the case of those who crossed the "picket line," they will have benefited in spite of their weak-kneed response.

[Judtech]

Yeah, this is probably where we differ. 4 out of 14 does not a threat make, IMO. It equals a temper tantrum. 10 out of 14 is a threat. (Or 8)

[Rich]

How do we know where the other associations stand? JAR's didn't even put it to a vote of the membership.

[APG]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

How do we know where the other associations stand? JAR's didn't even put it to a vote of the membership.

+1

For all we know, if the other associations followed JAR's and didn't even take a vote, that 4/14 might have been a lot more than that. I'm not sure why an association would decide not to take a vote on such an important issue.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

+1

For all we know, if the other associations followed JAR's and didn't even take a vote, that 4/14 might have been a lot more than that. I'm not sure why an association would decide not to take a vote on such an important issue.

Good question. I could guess the answer -- probably has to do with $.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

How do we know where the other associations stand? JAR's didn't even put it to a vote of the membership.

We don't know what an actual head count would show, but we do know where the associations stood. Apparently the majority of the spokesmen either went along with the majority viewpoint since it was the majority, thought a stoppage at this time would not be productive, or simply thought, as I do, that refusing to work after having an agreement to do so, was not an option.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by just another ref

We don't know what an actual head count would show, but we do know where the associations stood. Apparently the majority of the spokesmen either went along with the majority viewpoint since it was the majority, thought a stoppage at this time would not be productive, or simply thought, as I do, that refusing to work after having an agreement to do so, was not an option.

The associations are comprised of members. If you don't know what the headcount would show, you have no idea what your association thinks.

Who makes the decision anyway -- an assignor who has a financial stake in assigning? A board of directors? This is a decision that should be made by the membership. One official, one vote. Nothing less.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

The associations are comprised of members. If you don't know what the headcount would show, you have no idea what your association thinks.

Who makes the decision anyway -- an assignor who has a financial stake in assigning? A board of directors? This is a decision that should be made by the membership. One official, one vote. Nothing less.

Nothing like this ever came up before since I've been around, but the annual negotiations of subvarsity rates and travel pay are handled by some combination of the 2 assignors, and 1 or 2 other senior members. Had I not wanted to work, I suppose I had the option to turn my game back.